Potential Floundered | Review of ‘Now You See Me 2’

By Cynthia Ayala

Now You See Me 2 starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe & Lizzy Caplan
Summit Entertainment
Image Credit: IMDB

The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet.

    —IMDB

Almost as good as it’s predecessor, but the film suffers from a big problem of overreaching which seems to be a big problem with Hollywood lately, just make things bigger, bring everything in, the story comes second. Same thing happened right here. The tricks are too big, too outlandish, and yes, I know that magic tricks can be as big as a plane, but for the film purposes, the story should come first, not second, to make for a more enjoyable experience. Continue reading “Potential Floundered | Review of ‘Now You See Me 2’”

Time changes all | Cyn’s Book Review of Passion (Fallen, #3)

The third novel in the Fallen series, Passion finally brings back the spark that was lacking in Torment (Fallen, #2).

Picking up where the last book left off, Lucida is traveling through Announcers, shadows that watch and capture life-like a camera. However, for Lucinda, they serve as portals through time. Her goal: to discover the ins and outs of the curse that keeps her from Daniel and life. Continue reading Time changes all | Cyn’s Book Review of Passion (Fallen, #3)

The Order: 1886 cowritten by Emmy winner

By: Eddie Makuch 2014 PlayStation 4-exclusive The Order: 1886 is being co-written by Kirk Ellis, who won an Emmy Award for his work on HBO’s miniseries John Adams, which starred Paul Giamatti as the second president of the United States. “The funny thing about it is he’s not a game guy,” Ready at Dawn cofounder Ru Weerasuriya told Game Informer. “And I think everybody would’ve … Continue reading The Order: 1886 cowritten by Emmy winner

Gays Bars’ Ban on Russian Vodka Is Going Global

By: Alexander Abad-Santos What started out as Dan Savage’s pledge against consuming Russian vodka is now a movement that has gay bars all around the world, from Vancouver to London, dumping Russian vodka to show their displeasure with the country’s treatment of gay people—even in the face of one of Russia’s prominent LGBT activists saying the whole thing is pointless.   When we last we … Continue reading Gays Bars’ Ban on Russian Vodka Is Going Global

Ghostwritten |Book Review

By: David Mitchell Published: August 19, 1999 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Genre: Drama David Mitchell’s electrifying debut novel takes readers on a mesmerizing trek across a world of human experience through a series of ingeniously linked narratives. Oblivious to the bizarre ways in which their lives intersect, nine characters-a terrorist in Okinawa, a record-shop clerk in Tokyo, a money-laundering British financier in Hong Kong, an … Continue reading Ghostwritten |Book Review

Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)

By: Cassandra Clare Published: March 19, 2013 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Series: The Infernal Devices Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance Tessa Gray should be happy as she prepares for her wedding to the frail James Carstairs, but darkness continues to loom around her and her Shadowhunter companions in the London Institute.  An attack on the Institute causes Tessa to become a captive of Mortiman … Continue reading Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX event in London

By: John Sotomayor Fans in the London metropolitan area will get the chance to see the game and be featured in a video. Earlier today, the official Kingdom Hearts Facebook page was updated with the announcement of an event in London next Friday, April 26 at 7:00 PM. Fans are invited to the London office of Square Enix to both see the HD 1.5 ReMIX in action and … Continue reading Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX event in London

Sam Raimi Won’t Direct Oz The Great And Powerful Sequel

By:  Katey Rich Oz the Great and Powerful is a certified hit, having made $80 million in the United States this weekend plus another $70 million across the world. Of course, Disney knew they had a hit on their hands before the movie even opened, setting up plans for a sequel, with writer Mitchell Kapner returning for the duties. But will Kapner be handing his script in … Continue reading Sam Raimi Won’t Direct Oz The Great And Powerful Sequel

Tom Cruise Takes Over London’s Trafalgar Square To Film Sci-Fi Thriller

By: Access Hollywood Tom Cruise took over Trafalgar Square in London on Sunday to film scenes for his upcoming movie, “All You Need Is Kill.” The actor was spotted exiting a Royal Air Force helicopter for the project. Traffic was closed around Britain’s famed Trafalgar Square so Tom and his co-stars could film the motion picture, according to Britain’s Telegraph newspaper. Helicopters and army tanks were spotted in … Continue reading Tom Cruise Takes Over London’s Trafalgar Square To Film Sci-Fi Thriller

Tetsuya Nomura sketches Lightning for Final Fantasy’s 25th anniversary

By: Erren Van Duine Tetsuya Nomura has sketched Lightning not once, but twice this year. The first one, on display for Dengeki’s 20th anniversary, depicts Lightning in her XIII attire. The second one was on display yesterday at the Distant Worlds THE CELEBRATION event in London, which included Isamu Kamikokuryou’s Lightning Returns painting. It looks somewhat different than anything she’s appeared in before, so is … Continue reading Tetsuya Nomura sketches Lightning for Final Fantasy’s 25th anniversary